December 2007, Volume 6, Issue 6

• PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: The Wisdom of Crowds



• Roundin' Up the Echo Rounds



• PRO & CON: The BIS monitor should be standar in all cardiac operations.
  • PRO: Avery Tung, M.D.
  • CON: Komal Patel, M.D.

• ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary
• Pathogenetic and prognostic significance of altered coagulation and fibrinolysis in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
• Hydrogen sulfide attenuates myocardial ischemia- reperfusion injury by preservation of mitochondrial function.
• Severe Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Patients With Moderate Systolic Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Diabetes Mellitus as a Predictor for Radial Artery Vasoreactivity in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Influence of Perioperative Hemodynamics on Spinal Cord Ischemia in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair

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